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Show HAD WAITED TOO LONG. Dish Towels Were No Longer Needed Need-ed by the Bachelor, Ho hnd been kcoplng bachelor hall under tho supervision of his favorite girl cousin, and onco a weok she came to dlno with him and obsorvo his progress. prog-ress. Incidentally sho constituted herself a bureau of supply and saw that ho was supplied with everything needful except dish towels. Somo-how. Somo-how. no matter how elaborate her shopping plans, sho could not remember remem-ber tho towels nnd for a whllo ho was reduced to using an old sheet. Then camo n day when ho roso In revolt and decided that ho would keep houso no longer. So far as tho cooking cook-ing was concerned ho kept his word, and tho cousin was Invited to dine nt a restaurant instead. Tho first evening tho now order went Into practice the cousin turned up, her face aglow. "I JuBt know that you can't tell what I have in that bundle," sho said, "and I sha'n't tell ou till we get homo." Tho bachelor guessed In vain and at last tho femlnlno inability to keep a secret triumphed over tho dcslro to save up tho surprise. "I've Just got to tell you that I have those towols at last," sho explained, ex-plained, triumphantly, as sho watched for tho pleased smiles she felt -to bo her due. Sho guessed tho truth' from his face. "And I got thorn Just as ydiiVia. longer have any dishes to dry,' she, wailed. Now York Sun |